ELECTION 2019 CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Pittsburgh City Council District 1 covers the neighborhoods of Brighton Heights, Marshall-Shadeland, Spring Hill, Spring Garden, , , Northview Heights, Observatory Hill, Spring Garden, Spring Hill, Summer Hill, Deutschtown (East Allegheny), Allegheny Center, and Allegheny West.There’s currently no incumbent running because incumbent Darlene Harris (D-Spring Hill) lost the Democratic primary to Bobby Wilson in the spring. BY ELISE LAVALLEE CANDIDATE

MALCOLM JARRETT CHRIS ROSSELOT BOBBY WILSON (Deutschtown) (I-Deutschtown) (D-Spring Hill)

Jarrett, a graduate of the University of Rosselot began his career in public Wilson is a fifth-generation North Pittsburgh, has lived in the North Side service as an aide for U.S. Sen. Bob Sider. Earned a master’s degree from since 2003. A member of the Socialist Casey (D-Scranton), focusing on issues the University of Pittsburgh. Serves as Workers Party, he worked with SWP related to community development, the president of the Spring Hill Civic presidential candidate Alyson Kennedy access to health care and education, League, and as a board member of on a campaignNAME OFfocused CANIDATE on workers’ and transportationNAME OF improvements. CANIDATE the NorthsideNAME Leadership OF CANIDATE Conference rights resisting police brutality. Has Moved to the North Side in 2003. (NSLC). Represents the NSLC on stood with workers on picket lines in Previously served as the president of the Breathe Project, a nonprofit BIOGRAPHY Indiana, Pa. and local United Electric the Community Alliance of Spring advocating for clean air in Pittsburgh. union members. Garden and East Deutschtown.

Jarrett didn’t respond to CP’s Supports taxing large nonprofits, Wilson says he supports taxing specific questions on the city’s role especially UPMC, which owns a larger nonprofits like UPMC, in potentially taxing large nonprofits significant amount of untaxed Highmark, and others, while also like UPMC, but in other media property in the city of Pittsburgh. protecting smaller nonprofits from reports, he says he doesn’t support Believes taxes on these properties higher taxes. more taxes on working people and could be used to fund infrastructure would rather those taxes come from projects, without placing a tax burden

NONPROFITS “wealthy businesses.” Opposes the on Pittsburgh residents. Opposes the TAXING LARGE TAXING city parks referendum. parks referendum.

Wants to advocate for increases Supports a balanced approach to Believes it’s important that the growth in federal funding for a public- development, ensuring vulnerable in Pittsburgh is inclusive. Priority as a works program to build roads, residents are not displaced as a councilor is to ensure our North Side bridges, hospitals, child-care centers, result of new development. He residents see new opportunities and mass transportation, and affordable believes low-income families and real benefits from the city’s progress. housing. Supports a $15 an hour the elderly should be able to stay in “Longtime Pittsburghers and those minimum wage. their homes, while also benefiting who are economically vulnerable must

DEVELOPMENT from community development. not be displaced by new development.”

Jarrett didn’t respond to CP’s Believes improving public safety is Says officers should have the resources specific questions on how to linked to bettering the lives of residents, and training to do more than simply address public safety concerns in children, and police officers. Hopes to respond to emergency calls, so they the North Side, but in other media provide police with additional resourc- can participate in more community reports, he says he plans to continue es because “officers under stress and engagement and outreach to “build to fight against police brutality and citizens under stress make for unsafe and maintain trust.” Wants to bring racial discrimination and supports scenarios.” Also hopes to ensure living law enforcement and struggling ex-prisoners’ right to vote. wages for families and create more spac- communities together to work es where children can “learn, grow, and towards strengthening bonds. PUBLIC SAFETY become good citizens.”

As of Oct. 1, has raised $391 in Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers. Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, District campaign contributions, all in small As of Oct. 1, has raised more than Council of Western , SEIU donor amounts of $50 or less. $10,000. Financial support mostly Local 32BJ, Graphic Communications from individuals, but also from Conference of the International Clark Hill Thorp Reed PAC. Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 24M/9N, Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees Chapter 20-15, the International Association of SUPPORTERS FRIENDS AND Professional Paramedics Local 1